Travel guide around Zhengzhou

The must-visit attractions for travel around Zhengzhou are: Songshan Shaolin Temple, Zhengzhou Fuxi Grand Canyon Scenic Area, Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area, Henan Museum, the Yellow Emperor’s hometown, etc.

1. Songshan Shaolin Temple

Songshan Shaolin Scenic Area is a world-famous tourist attraction and the most famous tourist attraction in Zhengzhou. It has rich cultural landscape and is mainly known as "the most famous temple in the world" The ancestral temple of Zen and the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Shaolin martial arts; there are the largest and most numerous pagodas in China; there are also the earliest existing stone palaces in China, as well as Bodhidharma Cave, First Ancestor Temple, Second Ancestor Temple, Shifang Zen Temple, Gan terrace and other landscapes.

2. Zhengzhou Fuxi Grand Canyon Scenic Area

Zhengzhou Fuxi Grand Canyon Scenic Area is a canyon scenic area dominated by the geological and landform landscape of typical red rock peaks and valleys, with a total planned area of ??*** 5.3 square kilometers, with Fuxi Culture and the Red Stone Grand Canyon as the main features, and is divided into upper and lower parts: the upper part is dominated by scenic spots such as Wolong Terrace, Cultural Tunnel, Bagua Terrace, etc., which comprehensively reflects the formation, development, spread and influence of Fuxi Culture on future generations. The lower part is dominated by scenic spots such as Huanglongtan, Huanglong Temple, and Lilongguotan, allowing you to deeply experience the scenery of the canyon.

3. Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area

Zhengzhou Yellow River Scenic Area is a national-level scenic area, a national geological park, and a famous tourist attraction in Zhengzhou. It integrates sightseeing, leisure vacations, science education, It is a large-scale scenic spot that integrates searching for roots, worshiping ancestors, and promoting Chinese civilization. This is the best place to watch the Yellow River. This section is characterized by its "hanging, dangerous, swinging, and broad" landscapes, such as morning glow, dusk clouds, smokey willows, blue eyes, sound of waves, shadows of sails, formations of wild geese, and snowfields. It forms an infinitely changing landscape of the four seasons.

4. Henan Museum

One of the earliest museums in China and one of the most famous attractions in Zhengzhou. The museum covers an area of ??126 acres, with a construction area of ??55,000 square meters. It has more than 170,000 pieces (sets) of cultural relics in its collection, especially prehistoric cultural relics, Shang and Zhou bronzes, ceramics, jades and stone carvings of the past dynasties. Among them, it is a national first-class cultural relic. There are more than 5,000 pieces of national second-level cultural relics, with extremely high historical, cultural and artistic value.

5. The Hometown of the Yellow Emperor

The Hometown of the Yellow Emperor is the residence of the Xiong family recorded in Chinese history books, and is the heritage site of the national intangible cultural heritage "Xinzheng Huangdi Ancestor Worship Ceremony" , the patriotic education base of the Chinese Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, and one of the holy places for ancestor worship by descendants of Yan and Huang at home and abroad. The area of ??the scenic area has reached 70,000 square meters, and the overall layout highlights the theme of "Roots of China". From north to south, there are the Xuanyuan Qiu ancestor worship area, the temple area, and the Chinese surname square area, forming the three major areas of "heaven, earth, and people" The plate is magnificent, brilliant and solemn.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Songshan Shaolin Temple Baidu Encyclopedia-Fuxi Grand Canyon Scenic Area